Contributed by Maine Historical Society
Description
Granville Sparrow of Portland was promoted to second lieutenant of the A Company of the Seventeenth Maine Regiment in June 1863.
Sparrow enlisted in the summer of 1862.
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About This Item
- Title: Sparrow promotion certificate, 1863
- Creation Date: 1863-06-13
- Subject Date: 1863-06-13
- Location: USA
- Media: Ink on paper
- Dimensions: 27.5 cm x 39 cm
- Local Code: Coll. 2293, Scrapbook 3
- Collection: Capt. Granville F. Sparrow Civil War collection
- Object Type: Text
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- Military promotion
- Military service, Voluntary
- Soldiers--Maine
- Sparrow, Granville Fontaine, 1837-1907
- United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865
- United States. Army--Promotions
- United States. Army. Maine Infantry Regiment, 17th (1861-1865)
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Maine Historical Society485 Congress Street, Portland, ME 04101
(207) 774-1822 x230
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